(a) Where a procurement is awarded as an 8(a) contract, its follow-on or renewal acquisition shall remain in the 8(a) program unless–

(1) SBA agrees to release it, in accordance with 13 Code of Federal Regulations § 124.504(d), FAR 19.815, and the DoD and SBA Partnership Agreement.

(2) Follow-on or renewal acquisitions can transition from a sole source 8(a) acquisition to There is a mandatory source in accordance with FAR 19.815.